Genetic polyethism and nest building in the weaver ant Oecophylla smaragdina (FABRICIUS, 1775) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Myrmecological News

Volumn 15, Issue , 2011, Pages 7-11

  Schlüns, Ellen A ^a,b   Wegener, Benjamin J ^a   Robson, Simon K A ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Division of labour; Genetic polyethism; Nest building; Oecophylla smaragdina; Polyandry; Weaver ant

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; OECOPHYLLA SMARAGDINA; OECOPHYLLINI;

EID: 79958209090     PISSN: 19944136     EISSN: 19973500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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